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U.S. Calls for Swift Action on New Ebola Outbreaks Swift action is needed on two new Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Guinea “to avoid catastrophic consequences,” the White House said Tuesday. “While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has againContinue Reading

Pfizer Vaccine Cuts COVID-19 Symptoms by 90% in Real-World Study In a ‘real-world’ study, COVID-19 symptoms are reduced by more than 90% in people who receive the Pfizer vaccine. Israeli researchers analyzed data on 1.2 million people, about half of whom received the vaccine, CNN reported. Among those who receivedContinue Reading

COVID-19 Vaccines for U.S. Kids Still Months Away Late summer will be the earliest that children in the United States could receive COVID-19 vaccines, experts say. Pfizer and Moderna are conducting clinical trials of their vaccines in children 12 and older and hope to have findings by the summer, TheContinue Reading

Robert F. Kennedy’s Anti-Vaxxer Instagram Account Taken Down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Instagram account has been taken down over false information about the new coronavirus and vaccinations, Facebook says. “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in aContinue Reading

Facebook Targets New COVID-19 Vaccine Falsehoods Facebook says it will ban new lies about COVID-19 vaccines that are circulating on the social network, such as falsehoods that the shots are ineffective, toxic, dangerous or cause autism. All such claims have been debunked for both COVID-19 shots and all types ofContinue Reading

Ron Wright First Sitting Member of U.S. Congress to Die of COVID-19 Texas Republican Representative Ron Wright became the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to die of COVID-19 when he passed away on Sunday. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on February 7,Continue Reading

South Africa Delays AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout After It Shows Lack of Effectiveness Against COVID Variant Plans to vaccinate frontline health workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been delayed by South Africa because there are questions about its effectiveness. Preliminary data from a small clinical trial indicate that the vaccineContinue Reading

J&J Seeks Emergency Approval of Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine The world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, from Johnson & Johnson, has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval. Preliminary findings from a large international study suggest the vaccine isn’t quite as strong as the two currentContinue Reading

McKinsey to Pay $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis A deal for business consulting firm McKinsey & Company to pay $573 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over its role in the nation’s opioid crisis has been reached, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The global companyContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Entrepreneurs seeking great new pitches for “Shark Tank” might try a little reefer madness, according to new research. But whether investors pile on is another matter. Marijuana use can promote higher levels of business creativity, helping innovators come up with wildly original notionsContinue Reading

Companies Developing Vaccines Against New Coronavirus Variants As concerns mount about mutations that could make the new coronavirus more difficult to fight, two companies say they’re working to develop new vaccines against emerging variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. GlaxoSmithKline is teaming with German biopharmaceutical company CureVac to createContinue Reading